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Allow users to customise status bar

Summary

v0-12 changed the status bar to «improve readability » and I can't see the most useful things anymore: bluetooth device battery, Wi-Fi / Mobile data, whether I have notification or not, because the cell carrier name — which is really useless: I know who is my cell carrier and I don't need to see it everytime — is shown and takes the whole space.

It reminds me that on Resurrection Remix, you can completely customise status bar, and it would let users the choice. E.g. for battery (https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/1877), you could enable or disable battery icon, battery percentage…

Here is a old screenshot of Ressurection Remix (2017), you can completely customize status bar

Description

Who will use the new feature?

Everyone who want to customize their status bar

What is the target of the new feature for this user?

Users who like customization

Why this user would like to use this feature?

Because he can make the status bar cool (logo stuff on resurrection remix for example, but it's not really important)

Because he can choose what's important to see very quickly in the status bar, without needing to pull to see in notification drawer.

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